I was astonished how conservative the people of Alberta are. It was like a northern version of Texas. I had four separate RCMP officers come up to me and apologies for their government in Ottawa. There were visibly pissed. I expressed sympathy as I vividly remember how I felt during the Carter Administration.
It's like that in many parts of Canada. Not just Alberta - but all of the rural areas between the Ottawa River and the Coast Mountains, except for most of northern Ontario.